The winners of the fifth annual LensCulture Portrait Awards have been announced. Photographers from around the world submitted their photos to an international jury of eight photography experts and the chosen images will be included in a digital exhibition that will travel to Photo London in May, and can be viewed online.

2nd place Series Winner: “Boko Haram Strapped Suicide Bombs to Them” by Adam Ferguson, United States

Aisha, age 14, stands for a portrait on September 21, 2017. Like all the girls portrayed in this series, Aisha was kidnapped by Boko Haram, then assigned a suicide bombing mission. After she was strapped with explosives, she found help instead of blowing herself and others up. All portraits shot in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.